The 14th and final track on No Doubt’s 1995 album of the same name. Written by then-keyboardist Eric Stefani, “Tragic Kingdom” is a song about the famous theme park Disneyland and how, in his view, it was once a great place that became worse and worse over time due to poor direction and management....
[Intro]
"Remain seated, please. Permanecer sentados, por favor"
[Verse 1]
Once was a magical place
Over time, it was lost
Price increased the cost
Now the fortune of the kingdom
Is locked up in its dungeon vaults
The castle floor lies in traps
With coiled wires set back
Decoyed by old cheese
Now the drawbridge has been lifted
As the millions, they drop to their knees
[Pre-Chorus]
They pay homage to a king
Whose dreams are buried in their minds
His tears are frozen stiff
Icicles drip from his eyes
[Verse 2]
The cold wind blows as it snows
On those who fight to get in
On heads that are small
Disillusioned (Disillusioned) as they enter (As they enter)
They're unaware what's behind castle walls
But now it's written in stone
The king has been overthrown by jesterly fools
And the power (And the power) of the people (Of the people)
Shall come to believe they do rule
[Pre-Chorus]
They pay homage to a king
Whose dreams are buried in their minds
His tears are frozen stiff
Icicles drip from his eyes
[Chorus]
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open
[Bridge]
Have they lost their heads
Or are they just all blind mice?
We've heard all their stories
One too many times
Hypnotized by fireflies that glow in the dark
And midgets that disguise themselves as tiny little dwarfs
The parade that's electrical
It serves no real purpose
Just takes up a lot of juice
Just to impress us
[Guitar Solo]
[Pre-Chorus]
They pay homage to a king
Whose dreams are buried in their minds
His tears are frozen stiff
Icicles drip from his eyes
Ooh, they drip from his eyes into the night (Tragic kingdom)
They drip from his eyes (Tragic kingdom)
They're paying homage to a king (Tragic)
A king who's buried, buried in their minds (Kingdom)
They drip from his eyes (Tragic kingdom)
[Chorus]
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Cornfields of popcorn have yet to spring open
[Outro]
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Welcome to the tragic kingdom
Tragic Kingdom was written by Eric Stefani.
Tragic Kingdom was produced by Matthew Wilder.
No Doubt released Tragic Kingdom on Tue Oct 10 1995.